Castellane with Mascarpone and Roasted Grape Tomatoes Reviews

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users rating3.5/4

Just add bacon! It worked so well. I fried it first in med sized chunks, may be 1in by 1/2in and drained on the paper towel, then added in with the tomatoes (the shells just scooped up the morsels and surprised you every time you bit into one! To add color and balance the meatiness a bit, I also tossed a handful of arugula once off the heat (and did not bake).

Blah, blah, bland. Had all of the ingredients on hand so it wasn't a big deal, but this was a pretty boring usage of my favorite ingredient (mascarpone). Next time I have some left, I'll make my old standby, the cauliflower mascarpone tart - so yum. This was just ho hum.

I can take the mystery out of this
dish...either serve it as written
and unbabked without the added pasta
water, or make it a hearty casserole
dish by adding the pasta water, meat
and/or extra spices. If you choose
to make it a one-dish casserole I
would definitely cover it, cook it
for at least 30
minutes, and uncover for the last 5-
10 minutes like you would any other
baked pasta casserole. My husband
and I liked but did not love it
baked casserole style, but I'm not
sure I
would make it again either way.

This was a huge hit with my New Year's company. I followed the other reviewers advice and added minced garlic to the tomatoes before roasting, and roasted for about 25 minutes (I sprayed the pan with olive oil first). Used both chives and basil and it was great. Will definitely make again!

I made this because I had some extra
marscapone I needed to use. It is
kind of like a cheater's macaroni and
cheese, but I thought it was quite
good. I roasted a bit of garlic and
bacon along with the tomatoes, which
helped add some depth to the flavor.
I would make this again, the next
time I have some marscapone laying
around.

My roommates love this, but I just wasn't thrilled. Not only did the flavor lack zip (definitely recommend some garlic and spices), but it was a lot heavier than i expected. I was trying to use up extra mascarpone, but maybe I added too much? I would also have done a little extra tomato or maybe some other complementary veggies to balance the pasta and cheese. That being said, I had one serving at dinner and my 2 roommates ate ALL the rest. So that's 5 full servings between 2 people! they loved it! i'm already getting bugged to make it again, but i'm not in a rush. I don't know, maybe I just wasn't in the mood for this when I made it.

I had some marscapone to use up and I had made too many desserts in the last few days, and and so I typed in "marscapone tomato" and this came up.
It was easy-reading and easy-making. Delicious and brilliant!!
Wish I had read the reviews and added garlic.
I didn't have castellane, so I used normal pasta. Same flavour of course.
A great put together for a simple lunch.

I love this as it
is, but I have to
agree adding garlic
makes it better. I
also have to wonder
how the cook from
Tampa spent $26 on
some pasta, grape
tomatoes, chives and
cheese. I'd
probably be annoyed
if it cost me that
much to make, too.
But it was more like
15, tops. And I
used organic
everything. I make
it a couple times a
year. Make it, I
say; it's easy and
yummy.